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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman
Directed By: Mike Judge
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543401797
Format: AC-3
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-01-09
Running Time: 87
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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From Mike Judge, one of the creative minds behind Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill and Office Space, comes an outrageous sci-fi comedy that'll make you think twice about the future of mankind. Meet Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson). He's not the sharpest tool in the shed. But when a government hibernation experiment goes awry, Bowers awakens in the year 2505 to find a society so dumbed-down by mass commercialism and mindless TV programming that he's become the smartest guy on the planet. Now it's up to an average Joe to get human evolution back on track! Filled with razor-sharp sarcasm and outrageous sight gags, Idiocracy will make you laugh out loud whether you're an absolute genius or a complete idiot!
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Summary: Biting Satire, with a Heart of Gold
Comment: With its own ironically goofy veneer of stupidity, crudeness and cheese, this film is a brilliant and hilarious study of stupidity, crudeness and cheese taken to extremes. The many reviewers who have given Idiocracy 4 and 5 star reviews recognize the intelligence within the farce, but few seem to note the undercurrent of sympathy and compassion that is present, as well. It is certainly a dark vision of a radically dumbed-down future, yet its view of the "average guy" of the present, personified by the Luke Wilson charecter who is the movie's protagonist, is surprisingly optimistic. He is never less than well-meaning, and his confusion never veers into fear and blind reaction. He accepts the mental limitations of those he's surrounded by and he is forgiving when he is victimized by them. Playing an artless innocent, Luke Wilson's acting is easy to underestimate.
There have been some complaints about production quality, acting and the "silly love story" that develops in the latter course of the film. For me, these criticisms are off the mark. I would not change a thing about this unpretentious work of genius.
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Summary: It's like a crystal ball!
Comment: In retrospect, it is coming true.
Who wrote the script? a really good fortune teller?
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Summary: A Classic
Comment: This is a very funny movie. Great story line and flawless casting.
This movie tells the amazing story of where our civilization is headed and
what happens when we get there.
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Summary: So funny, I fell off my chair
Comment: Some reviewers have named "Idiocracy" a flawed masterpiece, and that might be valid, but there is so much funny stuff in this film, I'm willing to overlook some artistic flaws.
The premise of the film is rather BRAZIL -Lite: the future is not so bright, not at ALL bright. We're drowning in garbage, the average intellect of the population has sunk to below-Jerry-Springer lows, and there is a dust bowl and famine as well. The world in the 2500's has become a place where Starbucks is a massage parlor, TV has shows that make "Jackass" look like Masterpiece Theater, and Costco is where you buy everything, including advanced degrees.
I laughed myself silly throughout the film; you really have to pause it from time to time to look at the costumes and the sets; the premise here is that every surface is a place for an advertisement (which is a natural outcome from current practices such as ads on airplane tray tables, gas pump handles and any place the eye rests for more than two seconds.) The extras on this film are rather minimal, but there is one wonderful tidbit "Museum of Farts"--which had us clutching our sides in absolute hysteria. The actors are relatively unknown but do admirable work. Some of the special effects are pretty lame--no special CGI here, but it's all fitting the very light attitude of this film. You'll never read another news blurb about Jamie and Britney Spears the same way again, I promise you.
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Summary: True Story?
Comment: This movie is absolutely hilarious!! The name alone says it all. Mike Judge is such a genius. This movie could very well turn out to be a true story or a harbinger of things to come. Goofy yet prophetic. Beef Supreme Rulz!!!!!
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